@ComQuest I know I'm way late on this. They are gas lift mandrels used in offshore drilling. We were heat treating them prior to manufacturing to make the metal harder for engineering wear specs in the field. While they are being manufactured they start out with soft metal because it is easy to machine. I now work at a manufacturing company for BOP control systems. Pretty much the "oh sht" button on drilling rigs. Its pretty interesting so far. I just received my associates degree in industrial technology.

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Well I'm out of school (again) and started a new gig about a month ago. I'm a departmental director for a veterans home. I was in the military for 20 years and pulled a years duty with honor guard and it always humbles me to be around veterans. I love working to make these guys and gals lives a bit better in their time of need. If you have a veterans home (or any retirement home ) around you, do yourself a favor and visit with the residence.

@my67falcon
Awesome. That is good. Thank you for doing what you do for the veterans. Thanks for sharing too.

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Originally Posted by akmedic77

I work offshore in Cook Inlet, AK. My primary job is being the medic in case something happens during the drilling season. They don't like to have us completely bored, so we have the other duties: I'm also the Helicopter Liaison/Landing Officer (HLO) and I manage Personnel On Board (POB) - I assign the beds and the life boats. Here are some photos of what else goes on. Our main transportation is a Bell 212 on and off, and occasionally we have to ride the boats in or out. I also do all of the flight scheduling and assist with loading/unloading cargo and bags.

@akmedic77
Thanks for sharing. Wow that sounds awesome and exciting at the same time. Look kinda scary too.

@SeeJ
Thanks for sharing. That is cool. The adventure looks amazing and beautiful too. Do you have more videos to share?

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Originally Posted by GoldenPhoenix

This is just some of what I do at one of my jobs.

@GoldenPhoenix
Thanks for sharing. Cool looks like you working the ships and stuff. Before going into IT, I used to drive 18 wheeler and used to go into the ports in Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA a lot.

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@GoldenPhoenix
Okay cool. I pulled in the ports over here on the east coast back in the 90's. I did it for a while then went back over the road. Dealing with looking for a good chassis got annoying..LOL

__________________2012 Race Red|Ingot SilverF150 XLT 5.0L V8 (still Stock) Brought my baby home on 11-27-2012 from Charlotte, NC.You were created to love and be loved.We can all use a pep rally. Let's celebrate life and each other!

I'm a Director of Operations for a specialized major event security firm in Canada, I never take photo's at work so I grabbed this photo from my friend Scott, a entertainment photographer. This is an outdoor concert.